A Darlington home was damaged in an accidental fire Monday afternoon which investigators said was ignited by discarded smoking materials. According to a release from the state fire marshal’s office, a neighbor reported the fire burning on the front porch of a trailer home on the 1900 block of Franklin Church Road in Darlington shortly […]
Harford County Public Library Announces Smoke-Free Policy for All Buildings and Grounds
From the Harford County Public Library: (Belcamp, Maryland – April 28, 2011) In the interest of the health and safety of customers and employees, Harford County Public Library has adopted a smoke-free policy for all buildings and grounds, effective May 1, 2011. The use of any type of tobacco product is prohibited, including the carrying […]
Up in Smoke: A Cigarette-Lover Supports the Maryland Smoking Ban
We’re taught early in our school years that tobacco was first discovered upon European’s adventures to North American Indian territory. Cheek and jowl with its addictive quality, tobacco use quickly went ‘Internationale,’ pretentiously inhaled among the upper classes. It wasn’t until the late 18th century that smoking was perceived as vulgar by, “the arbiter of […]